Tel Aviv [Israel], October 1 (ANI): In a major escalation in the raging conflict in the Middle East, Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. In a statement the IDF said, all Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel.
Hezbollah is upset that the IDF exposed their plans to massacre Israelis, so they decided to target innocent civilians by firing a barrage of rockets, the IDF further said.
102 missiles have been launched towards Israel, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Sirens continue to sound across Israel amid the attack, the Times of Israel reported.
According to IDF, around 10 million civilians are the targets of Iranian projectiles. Iran’s state media has also confirmed the Iranian attack towards Israel.
Press TV reported that over 400 missiles have been launched towards Israel by Iran.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden had said that he along with his deputy Kamala Harris convened a meeting with national security team to discuss Iranian plans for an ‘imminent’ attack.
“This morning, @VP and I convened our national security team to discuss Iranian plans to launch an imminent missile attack against Israel. We discussed how the United States is prepared to help Israel defend against these attacks, and protect American personnel in the region,” Biden stated on X.
Earlier in the day, IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.
The IDF said it is operating according to a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command which IDF soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months. The Israeli Air Force and IDF Artillery are supporting the ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the area.
IDF says these operations were approved and carried out in accordance with the decision of the political echelon. Operation “Northern Arrows” will continue according to the situational assessment and in parallel to combat in Gaza and in other arenas, the IDF said.
This comes days after Israel launched a decisive blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah in airstrike. Earlier in July, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed inside Tehran.
Iran had vowed to take revenge on both the occasions.
The recent development comes hours after a terror attack in Jaffa, where four people were killed and seven were injured. The two terrorists who carried out the attack were ” neutralized,” police add.
The incident took place in Jerusalem Street in the city next to a light rail train station.
The police has termed the shooting incident as a suspected terror attack. Medics say there are several casualties in the apparent attack.
At least two terrorists, one of whom is seen armed with an assault rifle, carried out the shooting attack in Jaffa, according to surveillance camera images, Times of Israel reported.
The images showed the terrorists coming out of the light rail. One is seen opening fire at the body of a man on the ground. (ANI)
Khamenei declares ‘Victory from God,’ Israel warns of severe consequences
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 2 (ANI): Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday posted an illustration on his social media ‘X’ profile of a large underground weapons cache after firing over 180 ballistic missiles on Israel.
Khamenei captioned the post as “Victory from God and a near conquest…”
In another post, he said, “The strikes of the resistance front on the worn-out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more striking.”
Reuven Azar, Israel’s Ambassador to India, said that Israel is under attack from Iran.
In a post on X, he said, “Israel under attack from Iran. Israel will prevail. Iran’s fanatic genocidal theocrats have made a fatal mistake.”
Speaking about Iran’s large-scale attack, Israel Defence Forces Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Iran’s attack is a severe and dangerous escalation. There will be consequences.
“Iran launched a large-scale attack of over 180 ballistic missiles directly from Iranian soil at the State of Israel. There were a small number of hits in the center of Israel and some other hits in the southern Israel. The majority of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States. Iran’s attack is a severe and dangerous escalation. There will be consequences,” he said.
Hagari added that they will respond to the attack whenever and however they choose.
“Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest levels of readiness. Our operational plans are ready. We will respond wherever, whenever, and however we choose, in accordance with the directive of the government of Israel. Iran and its proxies have been attacking Israel since the 7th of October on seven fronts. Iran and its proxies seek the destruction of Israel. The Israel Defence Forces will continue doing everything, everything necessary to defend the State of Israel and protect the people of Israel,” he said. (ANI)
